SB 300

Baltimore City Young Readers Program and Young Readers Matching Grant Program - Alterations

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 650 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Transferring the Baltimore City Young Readers Program and the Young Readers Matching Grant Program to the Maryland State Library Agency and requiring the State Librarian to administer the programs; authorizing public libraries to apply for grants from the Young Readers Matching Grant Program; requiring the State Library Board, on or before December 1, 2024, to report every other year to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Young Readers Matching Grant Program; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bennett, Debby	Caroline County Public Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Morgan	Cecil County Public Library	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Krabbe, Gordon	Enoch Pratt Free Library	Position only
FAV	Aikens, Tonya	Howard County Library System	Oral
FAV	Greif, Susan	Imagination Library of Montgomery County, Maryland	Oral
FAV	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarnoff, Tamar	Maryland State Library	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practition	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake Chapter	Position only
FAV	Hamlin, Pamela	Prince George's County Memorial Library System	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salazar, Janet	Queen Anne's County Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vose, Thomas	Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Gregory, Pam	United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore	Oral
FAV	Bakos, Jenny	Washington County Free Library	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bell, Destiny	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bell, Destiny	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Crepeau, Marisa	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
FWA	Kolakoski, Virginia	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Caroline County Public LibraryFAV 1

Cecil County Public LibraryFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Enoch Pratt Free LibraryFAV 1

Howard County Library SystemFAV 1

Imagination Library of Montgomery County, MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland State LibraryFAV 1

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake ChapterFAV 1

Prince George's County Memorial Library SystemFAV 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandFAV 2

Queen Anne's County LibraryFAV 1

Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett CountyFAV 1

T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1

United Way of the Lower Eastern ShoreFAV 1

Washington County Free LibraryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…